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Sylvester Clarke

Sylvester Theophilus Clarke

Born: 11 December 1954, Lead Vale, Christ Church, Barbados
Died: 4 December 1999, Christ Church, Barbados
Major Teams: Barbados, Surrey, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Northern Transvaal, West Indies.
Known As: Sylvester Clarke
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: West Indies v Australia at Georgetown, 3rd Test, 1977/78
Last Test:
West Indies v Australia at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1981/82

ODI Debut:
West Indies v Australia at Castries, 2nd ODI, 1977/78
Last ODI:
West Indies v Australia at Sydney, World Series Cup, 1981/82

Half-brother of R.O.Estwick (Transvaal).

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   11   16   5   172   35*  15.63   0   0    2   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             412.5   81  1169   42  27.83  5-126   1   0  58.9  2.83

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   10    8   2    60   20   10.00 103.44   0   0    4   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              87.2   13   245   13  18.84  3-22    0   0  40.3  2.80

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1977/78 - 1989/90)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  238  265  44  3269  100*  14.79   1   5  146   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             43564 1868 18397  942  19.52  8-62   59  10  46.2  2.53

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1977/78 - 1989/90)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  250  146  31  1278   45*  11.11   0   0   66   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             12872  6833  364  18.77  6-31   10   6  35.3  3.18

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Sylvester Clarke was a very quick bowler, using all his considerable size and a somewhat square-on action to propel the ball. He was accurate, could get some movement off the pitch, and had a very awkward bouncer. He could hit the ball very hard, and was an effective tail-ender. He made his debut for the West Indies after the mass defections to the Packer circus in the late 70s, and took 6 wickets on his debut against Australia. He will be best remembered in Pakistan for an unfortunate incident in which, infuriated at being the target of missiles from the crowd, he retaliated with a brick boundary marker, precipitating crowd trouble that halted the match for 30 minutes. With the return of the Packer players, he found it hard to retain a place in the Test side, and chose instead to throw in his lot with the "rebel" tours of South Africa in 1982/83, and the following season. He was a success in South Africa, notably in the 2nd rebel "Test" in 1983, where he took 12 wickets for under 100 runs. Banned for life from international cricket for his part in the tours, he became a cricketing mercenary, plying his trade with Northern Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal in South Africa, and with Surrey in England. He was for some years the most feared bowler in county cricket, being extremely fast, and with a hostile streak. He wreaked havoc amongst tail-enders being quite happy to test them with short pitched bowling. Clarke was temperamental, but left his hostility on the field. He was well liked by his team-mates across the world. He died young in December 1999, only shortly after his fellow Barbadian and fast bowler Malcolm Marshall, and the day after Conrad Hunte, marking a tragic few weeks for Barbadian cricket. (DL, Dec 1999).

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